Objetivo y método de estudio: se desarrolló un estudio descriptivo transversal , con el objetivo de identificar la prevalencia y causas del consumo de alcohol en estudiantes de enfermería de una universidad pública de Zacatecas a consecuencia de la pandemia COVID-19.la población de estudio fue de 1387 estudiantes por medio de un muestreo no probabilístico se seleccionaron 30 estudiantes de enfermería, los datos fueron procesados y analizados a través del programa SPSS. Resultados: la mayoría de los participantes fueron mujeres, predomino en su mayoría el séptimo semestre, con una media de edad de 21 años, el 60% consumió alguna vez una bebida alcohólica antes y durante la pandemia por covid-19, antes de la pandemia consumía 1 a 2 bebidas (50%) y después de la pandemia cero bebidas (43.3%) en un finde semana consumía de 4 a 6 bebidas antes de la pandemia(33.3%) y después o bebidas en finde semana (40.0%) ,respecto a las causas del consumo de alcohol los estudiantes durante l pandemia sintieron estrés(50%) ansiedad(56.7%),depresión (56.7%), y aburrimiento (56.7%), no se encontraron diferencias significativas respecto al consumo de alcohol en los estudiantes por estrés ansiedad depresión y aburrimiento durante la pandemia covid 19. Conclusiones: los estudiantes de enfermería presentaron consumo de alcohol antes y durante la pandemia de covid 19, no hubo diferencias significativas del consumo de alcohol por sexo ni por casusas de consumo como : estrés ansiedad depresión y aburrimiento durante la pandemia covid 19. se observaron medias de consumo menores durante la pandemia lo cual puede derivar del confinamiento en domicilio de los estudiantes.
Objective and study method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed with the aim of identifying the association between alcohol consumption, stress, anxiety and boredom in nursing students from a public university in Zacatecas before and during the covid-19 pandemic. The study population was 1,387 students, through a non-probabilistic sampling, 30 nursing students were selected, the data was processed and analyzed through the SPSS program. Results: 46.7% of the participants were women, 76.7% of the seventh semester, with a mean age of 21 years, 60% had ever consumed an alcoholic beverage, before the pandemic the students consumed from 1 to 2 drinks (50 %) and after the pandemic they consumed zero drinks (43.3%), also in a weekend before the pandemic they consumed from 4 to 6 drinks (33.3%) and after the pandemic they consumed 0 drinks (40.0%) , the students during the pandemic reported stress (50%), anxiety (56.7%), depression (56.7%) and boredom (56.7%), significant differences were found regarding the association of alcohol consumption in students and stress anxiety depression and boredom during the covid-19 pandemic since lower consumption averages were observed during the pandemic. Conclusions: there were no significant differences in the association of alcohol consumption by sex or by stress, anxiety, depression and boredom during the covid-19 pandemic, but significant differences were found before and during the pandemic, reporting lower consumption averages during the pandemic. which may derive from the home confinement of students.